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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories
'Carrion Comfort is one of the three greatest horror novels of the 20th century. Simple as that ' STEPHEN KING
Carrion Comfort penetrates the darkest recesses of the 20th century, as one man seeks to justify his belief that a secret society of powerful beings is behind many of the world's most horrific catastrophes. Ranking among the greatest reinventions of the vampire legend, this classic novel explores humanity's attraction to violence and what it means for our future.
Readers love Dan Simmons' modern classic Carrion Comfort
'Heart pounding' *****
'Entertaining as hell' *****
'Excellent horror from the master' *****
'So many twists and turns' *****
'Glorious' *****
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an outstanding commercial talent. He has won the Hugo award, the World Fantasy Award, the Locus award (three times) and the Bram Stoker award. He lives in Colorado.
Dan Simmons was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1948, and grew up in various cities and small towns in the Midwest. He received his Masters in Education from Washington University in St. Louis in 1971. He worked in elementary education for eighteen years, winning awards for his innovative teaching, and became a full-time writer in 1987. Dan lives in Colorado with his wife, Karen, and has a daughter in her twenties. His books are published in twenty-nine counties and many of them have been optioned for film.
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